Discussion topic: At my wits end - Returning Customer
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Message posted on 04 Jun 2026 02:48 PM
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At my wits end - Returning Customer
I signed up again mid May when I got an offer to come back with Sky Q. Called Up and got a deal on a package. Told the operator - Just send the box I still have the dish and all connections - only about 8 months since I left.
All good, Box arrives - setup and see - No Smart card provided. So I give them a call back and explain the situation - No problem they say - lets sort it out. On the call I get a email saying "Sorry you are leaving - Cancellation ongoing" - I state this to the agent and get told "Don't worry just ignore it" Then I get told that they are having some technical issues and will call back. Guess what - No call back - but I do get an email from Sky saying that I need to pay the early cancellation fee! I then call back - get someone new who signs me up to the same contract and tells me I don't need a viewing card - they will just send the signal (I don't agree but he insists). This is followed by 10 min of silence and then - "Sorry we are having technical issues - but I can assure you that the technical team have send the viewing card and should be there in 2 days"...... It's a week later - no card, paid the bill on the 1st and now I have to try call again....
Why is this so difficult. I should have let them send an engineer out - may have been here already (my order status says - Engineer visit delayed) - can't change anything, SkyQ lists as waiting to be activated..... So here I go again.....
Rant over but I may choose to leave again - onle last push.
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Message posted on 04 Jun 2026 02:55 PM
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Re: At my wits end - Returning Customer
Unfortunately there have been quite a few reports recently about delays in sending out viewing cards. Sky will have assumed you kept the viewing card that was in the box you returned to Sky which is why on here we advise to keep the card indefinitely to prevent this very scenario happening.
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Message posted on 04 Jun 2026 03:31 PM
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Re: At my wits end - Returning Customer
@ic005qx00 wrote:
All good, Box arrives - setup and see - No Smart card provided. So I give them a call back and explain the situation - No problem they say - lets sort it out. On the call I get a email saying "Sorry you are leaving - Cancellation ongoing" - I state this to the agent and get told "Don't worry just ignore it" Then I get told that they are having some technical issues and will call back. Guess what - No call back - but I do get an email from Sky saying that I need to pay the early cancellation fee!
That sounds like they tried cancelling and then re-ordering to trigger a card despatch, which has probably messed things up completely.
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